Elections

Politics

Tanya Woo announces campaign for Seattle Council District 2

A new city council candidate is running in South Seattle — Tanya Woo, a community organizer and business owner in the Chinatown-International District.

Government

Seattle special election: voters approving social housing initiative

Seattle voters are deciding one issue this February Special Election: an affordable housing initiative.

What if voting were not just a right, but a legally required duty?

Numerous Democrats in the Washington Legislature are backing a new proposal to make voting in elections compulsory. Citizens are required by law to cast ballots in about 25 counties, but in no other U.S. states. Republicans in Olympia described the idea as "un-American."

What we learned from the 2022 midterm elections in Washington state

Most of the elections in Washington state have been called, so now it's time to sit back and take a look at what we've learned from the midterms.

Politics

WA polls got the Senate race wrong. What happened?

Outcomes from last week's midterms are still being finalized, but already some results stand in stark contrast to polling ahead of Election Day.

Government

Flipping the 3rd from red to blue

An auto-body shop owner from rural Washington is making a big splash in Congress this week. Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s win is one of the most remarkable upsets of this year’s midterms. Meanwhile, Republican candidate Joe Kent hasn’t conceded. We’ll discuss the race with reporter Troy Brynelson, of Oregon Public Broadcasting.

Politics

Native representation to increase in Washington Legislature

Washington state is home to 29 federally recognized Native American Tribes, but only one Native person currently serves in the state Legislature. That will change next year. Three enrolled members of Native tribes are poised to win their elections this fall.